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Bibliography on African-American Resources in Augusta: Bibliography on resources in Special Collections for African-American History in Augusta

Points to some of the resources in African-American History at Reese Library

Online Resources

Robert E. Williams Photographic Collection: African-Americans in the Augusta, Ga. Vicinity (Richmond Co.), ca. 1872-1898

African American Funeral Programs from the East Central Georgia Regional Library

Civil Rights Digital Library

Bibliography

Arnold, Thomas S. Reconstruction in Georgia The Augusta Ring. Augusta, Georgia: n. p., 1993.

Askins, Norman Davenport. Research Study - Springfield Baptist Church Augusta, Georgia. Atlanta, Georgia: n. p., 1980.

Augusta Richmond County Historical Society. Augusta Richmond County History. 40.1 (2009): N. pag.

Avery, Sandra, Brandon Emert, Rico Hogan, Allen Sc. Striving for Par: Golfing in Augusta's African American Communities a report prepared for Dr. William A. Bloodworth, Jr. President of Augusta State University. Augusta, Georgia: Dept. of Sociology Augusta State University, 2002.

Calhoun, E. Clayton and Ellis H. Pierce, Jr. Proposed Development Plan, Paine College, Augusta, Georgia. Augusta, Georgia: Sydney Carter, A. I. P., Planning Consultant, 1963.

Cashin, Edward J. The Quest: A History of Public Education in Richmond County, Georgia. Columbia, South Carolina: R. L. Bryan Company [printer], 1985.

Cashin, Edward J. Old Springfield Race and Religion in Augusta, Georgia. Augusta, Georgia: The Springfield Village Park Foundation, Inc., 1995.

Clary, George E., Jr. Paine College Augusta, Georgia: An Account of Its Beginnings. Brunswick, Georgia: Lemmond Letter Shop [printer], 1975.

Clerk’s Office Superior Court, Richmond County. Slave records of Richmond County, Georgia. Augusta, Georgia: Clerk’s Office Superior Court, Richmond County, 1818-1837.

Crawford, Ruth Burton. The Woods Afire: The Memories of a Georgia Teacher Before and After Desegregation. Oakland, California: Regent Press, 1996.

Crawford, Ruth B. The Greatest Story Never Told. Evans, Georgia: Christian Writer's Network, 2007.

deTreville, John R. Reconstruction in Augusta, Georgia 1865-1868. Chapel Hill, NC: n. p., 1979.

Federal Writer’s Project. Georgia  American Guide Series Augusta. Augusta Unit, Federal Writer's Project in Georgia, Works Progress Administration. Augusta, Georgia: Tidwell Printing Supply Co., 1938.

Gordon, Asa H. The Georgia Negro: A History. Student's Ed. Ann Arbor, Michigan: Edwards Brothers, Inc., 1937.

Haines Normal and Industrial Institute. Haines Normal and Industrial Institute: Centennial Reunion. Haines Alumni Association, Inc.  Augusta, Georgia: n. p., 1986.

Joiner, Sean and Gerald Smith. Black America Series Augusta Georgia. Joiner, Sean and Gerald Smith. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2004.

Leslie, Virginia Kent Anderson. Woman of Color, Daughter of Privilege: Amanda America Dickson, 1849-1893. Ann Arbor, MI: UMI, 1990.

Marshall, Mary Magdalene. Tell Them, We're Rising!: Black Intellectuals and Lucy Craft Laney in Post Civil War Augusta, Georgia. Ann Arbor, MI: UMI, 1999.

McCoy, Carl Lavert. A History Sketch of Black Augusta, Georgia from Emancipation to the Brown Decision: 1865-1954. Athens, Georgia: n. p., 1984.

Merritt, Carole. Historic Black Resources: A Handbook for the Identification. Ed. Brooks, Carolyn S. Georgia: Historic Preservation Section Georgia Department of Natural Resources, 1984.

Paine College. Paine College. Founder's Day, 1965. Augusta, Georgia: Paine College, 1965.

Parrish, Ricky E. School Desegregation in Augusta-Richmond County, Georgia. 1963-1972: A Case Study. Statesboro, Georgia: n. p., 1992.

Robertson, Frank G. and George H. Mosley. Where a Few Gather in My Name: The History of the Oldest Black Church in America - The Silver Bluff Church. North Augusta, SC: F. G. R. Publications, 2002.

Rowland, Arthur Ray. Printers, of Augusta, Georgia 1786 - 1900 : Including Publishers and Others of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries. Augusta, Georgia: RR Books, 2003.

 Rowland, Arthur Ray. Grocers, Butchers, Bakers and Others in the Food Business in Augusta, Georgia : From the Augusta City Directories 1841-1879 . Augusta, Georgia: RR Books, 2004.

Rowland, Arthur Ray. Business Directories of Augusta, Georgia 1841-1901 From the Augusta City Directories With a Name Index. Augusta, Georgia: Augusta Genealogical Society, 2005.

Rowland, Arthur Ray. Ecclesiastical Index to Names in Augusta, Georgia With a Listing of Churches, Clergymen and Other Religious Leaders and A bibliography of Sources for Studying Churches and Church History in Augusta, Georgia, 1736-1901. North Augusta, SC: RR Books, 2006.

Rowland, Arthur Ray. Slave Owners in the City of Augusta and Richmond County, Georgia : From U. S. Census For 1850 and 1860. North Augusta, SC: RR Books, 2006.

Rowland, Arthur Ray. Soldiers and families at the Augusta Arsenal, Augusta, Georgia : After the War From U. S. Census Records 1870-1930. North Augusta, SC: RR Books, 2006.

Rowland, Arthur Ray. Some Medical Professionals in Augusta, Georgia 1736-1941 A Name Index of Physicians, Nurses, Dentists, Druggists, and Others. North Augusta, SC: RR Books, 2006.

Rowland, Arthur Ray. Village of Summerville : Listing of Citizens From U. S. Census Records, 1880-1910, Now Part of Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia. Augusta, Georgia: Augusta Genealogical Society, 2006.

Rowland, Arthur Ray. Women in Business in Augusta, Georgia : Richmond County, 1841-1901, From the Augusta City Directories. Augusta, Georgia: Augusta Genealogical Society, 2006.

Rowland, Arthur Ray. Boarding Houses, Furnished Rooms and Hotels Including North Augusta, SC 1841-2000, From the Augusta City Directories 1840-2000. Augusta, Georgia: Augusta Genealogical Society, 2007.

Rowland, Arthur Ray. List of Prisoners in Penitentiary, Convict Camps, Chain Gangs and Jails in Georgia : Including a List of Guards, Jailers, Sheriffs, and Others, From the 1880 Federal Census Records . North Augusta, SC: RR Books, 2007.

Rowland, Arthur Ray and Jane Thomas Rowland. Teachers, Principals, Presidents, Librarians, and Other Administrators in Augusta and Richmond County, Georgia, 1783-1960. Augusta, Georgia: RR Books, 2009.

Sheftall, John M. George Galphin and Indian-White Relations in the Georgia Backcountry During the American Revolution. Macon, Georgia: n. p., 1983.

Terrell, Lloyd P. and Marguerite S. C. Terrell. Blacks in Augusta A Chronology, 1741-1977. Augusta, Georgia: Preston Publications, c. 1977.

Torrence, Ridgely. The Story of John Hope. Ed. William Loren Katz. New York: Arno Press and The New York Times, 1969.

Walker, Alice O.  Registers of Signatures of Depositors in the Augusta, Georgia, Branch of the Freedman's Savings and Trust Company. Comp. Walker, Alice O. Augusta, Georgia: Augusta-Richmond County Public Library, 1998.

Walsh, Julia Mary. "Horny-Handed Sons of Toil": Workers, Politics, and Religion in Augusta, Georgia, 1880-1910. Ann Arbor, MI: UMI, 1999.

Williams-Way, Gloria T. Lucy Craft Laney—The Mother of the Children of the People Educator, Reformer, Social Activist. Ann Arbor, MI: UMI, 1999